How to paint skies in oil

In just over 50 minutes expert cloud painter Janhendrik Dolsma takes you along in the making-of a moonlit sky, sharing tips & tricks, as well as trials & errors. Starting with how to prime your paper for oils, he introduces working on a colored acrylic surface and doing a monochrome underpainting.

Finally he demonstrates how to apply subtle layers of color using the glazing technique.

Expert clouds painter Janhendrik Dolsma (the Netherlands) demonstrates how to paint evening clouds in oils.

Follow Alan's step-by-step demonstration to paint the summer scene below.

In his clear and relaxing style he introduces the colors and how to use them, as well as the techniques to achieve his surprising results.
In a short art-historic digression he also attempts to answer the question why evening scenes are often considered to be kitch.

In a little less than an hour Dutch painter Janhendrik Dolsma demonstrates a 3 step method to paint life like clouds in oil paint.

The division into chapters provides a clear insight into the required steps. In addition, Dolsma shows in three 'Digressions' how artists through the ages have used al

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